DRAFT Tuart Conservation and Management Strategy

SECTION 3
I m p l e m e n t a t i o n
3.1 Coordination and making decisions
The implementation of the Tuart Conservation and Management Strategy and Action Plan will
be the responsibility of a variety of Government and non-government organisations and
individuals. The final details of the ‘tuart strategy’ will not be known until all community
feedback is gathered and analysed. The Government and the community might decide for
example, that some actions are more important than others and should be given higher
priority. Coordination and making decisions will be consistent with the following criteria:
• there will be a coordinated approach. A ‘coordination group’ yet to be determined will
be responsible for reviewing and reporting to the Minister for the Environment on whether
the strategy has been effective in fulfilling the vision and reaching the designated targets
for each outcome;
• there will be a partnership approach. This will require the participation of appropriate
peak organisations, community groups, Natural Resource Management groups and other
non-government organisations in collaboration with Government agencies to reach
agreement on action plans;
• there will be a comprehensive approach. Because of the diversity of issues addressed
in this strategy, a comprehensive approach will be required to ensure successful
implementation. This is also necessary to ensure that actions have no negative or
unintended effects and/or consequences;
• there will be an integrated approach. The successful implementation of this strategy
will require integration with other planning and Natural Resource Management policies,
strategies and plans; and
• there will be continuous improvement. The Tuart Conservation and Management
Strategy and Action Plan is a dynamic document that will require ongoing monitoring,
evaluation and improvement. Monitoring criteria and key performance indicators will need
to be developed for this purpose.
3.2 Implementation approaches
Successful implementation of the Tuart Conservation and Management Strategy and Action
Plan requires: (i) coordination mechanisms for, and (ii) Government agency and nongovernment
organisation commitments to, funding and implementing tuart conservation and
management programs. This draft strategy proposes a number of implementation approaches
and invites discussions on an appropriate way forward.
Approach 1: Take the Tuart Conservation and Management Strategy and Action Plan to
Cabinet for ‘decision’ that nominated agencies fund and implement actions within specified
timeframes. This approach would require Government agency and non-government
organisations to maintain their commitment to programs presently being funded, and to
schedule and seek budget increases for unfunded programs.
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